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Kenya’s Covid-19 numbers soar with vengeance

Passengers at the Kitengela bus stage without face masks. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

In just 30 days since President Uhuru Kenyatta eased Covid-19 restrictions, infections and deaths have soared alarmingly.

On October 28, Kenya recorded 1,018 infections, the second-highest since the onset of the pandemic in the country in March.

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